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June 15, 2024 at 1:00 PM

RealEcon: A new initiative from CFR

Reimagining American Economic Leadership. Introducing Reimagining American Economic Leadership RealEcon is a CFR initiative led by Matthew P. Goodman that assesses the role of the United States in the international economy, analyzes what’s at stake for the American people, and identifies the trade-…
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June 14, 2024 at 1:04 PM

UN Calls to Halt Sudan Siege | Ukraine Peace Summit | U.S. Abortion Pill Ruling

Daily News BriefJune 14, 2024Top of the AgendaUN Security Council Resolution Calls for End of Siege on Sudan’s al-Fashir The Council called for the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to halt their offensive on al-Fashir, the last major city in the Darfur region held by Sudan’s army. Four…
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June 13, 2024 at 1:06 PM

G7 Talks Finance for Ukraine | Carbon Cost of Russia-Ukraine War | Record-Level Global Displacement

Daily News BriefJune 13, 2024Top of the AgendaG7 Nations Plan New Financial Steps to Support Ukraine Officials from Group of Seven (G7) countries have reached a preliminary deal on using future profits from frozen Russian assets to provide Ukraine with a roughly $50 billion loan, unnamed diplomats …
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June 12, 2024 at 12:58 PM

EU Tariffs on Chinese EVs | ICC Probes Alleged Sudan Crimes | Ukraine’s Privatization Drive

Daily News BriefJune 12, 2024Top of the AgendaEU Announces New Tariffs of up to 38 Percent on Electric Vehicles From China The new European Union (EU) tariffs result from a monthslong investigation into Chinese subsidies on electric vehicles (EVs). Beginning next month, new levies between 17 and 38…
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June 11, 2024 at 1:00 PM

UN Passes Gaza Resolution | Malawi VP Dies in Plane Crash | Ukraine Reconstruction Conference

Daily News BriefJune 11, 2024Top of the AgendaUN Security Council Passes U.S. Resolution for Gaza Cease-Fire, Hostage Deal Fourteen members of the UN Security Council yesterday voted for (Al-Monitor) the resolution supporting a three-phase plan for a truce and hostage release deal in the Gaza Strip…
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June 10, 2024 at 12:55 PM

Macron Invokes Snap Elections | Gantz Departs Israeli War Cabinet | BRICS Ministers Meet

Daily News BriefJune 10, 2024Top of the AgendaMacron Calls Snap Elections After French Far Right Surges in European Parliament French President Emmanuel Macron dissolved (FT) the country’s lower legislative chamber yesterday following European Parliament elections that saw the far-right National Ra…
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June 7, 2024 at 12:54 PM

European Parliament Elections | ECB Cuts Interest Rates | U.S. Tariffs on Chinese Solar Products

Daily News BriefJune 7, 2024Top of the AgendaEU Voters Choose New Representatives to European Parliament Voting in European Union (EU) countries is underway in an election that will decide (NYT) who will rule on matters such as foreign policy, migration, and economics. It will also set the stage fo…
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June 6, 2024 at 1:05 PM

Biden in Normandy for D-Day | IAEA Censures Iran | Spain Applies to Join ICJ Israel Case

Daily News BriefJune 6, 2024Top of the AgendaIn Normandy, Biden Links Fight for Ukraine With Allied Effort on D-Day U.S. President Joe Biden hailed those who “stand against tyranny” in a Normandy, France, address today marking the eightieth anniversary of the D-Day invasion. Biden drew a link betwe…
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June 5, 2024 at 12:54 PM

Diplomatic Push for Gaza Cease-Fire, Hostage Deal | Sudan-Russia Meetings | Biden in France for D-Day

Daily News BriefJune 5, 2024Top of the AgendaReports: U.S. Envoys Make Diplomatic Push in Middle East for Cease-Fire, Hostage Deal CIA Director William J. Burns and White House advisor Brett McGurk have been dispatched (Axios) to the Middle East to push for a U.S.-backed cease-fire and hostage-rele…
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June 4, 2024 at 12:57 PM

India’s Vote Count | Biden’s Expected Order on Southern Border | U.S. Defense Leader in Cambodia

Daily News BriefJune 4, 2024Top of the AgendaEarly Indian Vote Count Signals Ruling Party Seats Could Shrink  Initial counting in India’s general election suggested that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was on track (FT) to remain the largest party in the lower house but …
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June 3, 2024 at 12:55 PM

Mexico’s Sheinbaum Sweeps to Victory | New Draft Gaza Cease-Fire Deal | China-Russia Pipeline Stalls

Daily News BriefJune 3, 2024Top of the AgendaMexico Elects First Woman President in Sweeping Victory for Governing Party Former Mexico City Mayor and climate scientist Claudia Sheinbaum won the country’s presidential election yesterday and will become (NYT) the first woman and first Jewish person t…
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May 31, 2024 at 1:09 PM

Trump Verdict Spurs Election Questions | U.S. Stance on Ukraine Arms Use | Mexico’s Election

Daily News BriefMay 31, 2024Top of the AgendaTrump Becomes First Former U.S. President Convicted of Criminal Charges A New York jury found (FT) former President Donald Trump guilty yesterday on all thirty-four counts of falsifying business records to cover events that occurred amid his 2016 preside…
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May 30, 2024 at 1:02 PM

Activists Convicted in Hong Kong | China’s Aviation Export Controls | NATO Meets in Prague

Daily News BriefMay 30, 2024Top of the AgendaHong Kong Court Convicts Fourteen Activists, Politicians in Closely-Watched Trial A court convicted (NYT) the pro-democracy figures today of “conspiracy to commit subversion,” which carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment, in a sweeping national …
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May 29, 2024 at 12:59 PM

South Africans Head to Polls | Georgian Lawmakers Override President | Detentions in Hong Kong

Daily News BriefMay 29, 2024Top of the AgendaSouth Africans Vote in Election That Could Shake Ruling ANC’s Dominance South Africans are voting in general elections today that polls suggest (CNN) could deliver the lowest support to the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party since Nelson Mandel…
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May 28, 2024 at 12:56 PM

UN Security Council Meets on Rafah | Burkina Faso Junta Extends Rule | European Pledges for Ukraine

Daily News BriefMay 28, 2024Top of the AgendaUN Security Council Expected to Meet After Rafah Strike  The UN Security Council will hold (AP) an emergency meeting today regarding the situation in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, unnamed diplomats told media. An Israeli strike in Rafah on Sunda…
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May 24, 2024 at 1:05 PM

China-Japan-South Korea Summit | ICJ to Rule on Rafah | UN Flags Attacks on Rohingya

Daily News BriefMay 24, 2024Editor’s Note: There will be no Daily News Brief on Monday, May 27, in observance of Memorial Day. Top of the AgendaChina, Japan, and South Korea to Hold First Trilateral Summit Since 2019 The three countries will discuss (Bloomberg) economic ties and sustainable developm…
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May 23, 2024 at 12:56 PM

Kenya, U.S. Elevate Ties | Chinese Drills Around Taiwan | UK Announces General Election

Daily News BriefMay 23, 2024Top of the AgendaKenya to Become Major Non-NATO Ally of United States as Biden Highlights Africa Ties U.S. President Joe Biden will announce plans to designate Kenya a major non–North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) ally of the United States today during Kenyan Presid…
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May 22, 2024 at 12:51 PM

EU Finalizes Deal on Russian Assets | Kenya’s Ruto in Washington | Oceans Court Climate Ruling

Daily News BriefMay 22, 2024Top of the AgendaEU Agrees to Use Profits From Frozen Russian Assets to Arm Ukraine The European Union (EU) formal decision yesterday regarding windfall profits from Russia’s frozen assets is expected to yield (WaPo) around $3 billion in the first year of the plan’s opera…
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May 21, 2024 at 1:10 PM

Biden Denounces ICC Approach | Iran Sets Presidential Election Date | Boko Haram Hostages Rescued

Daily News BriefMay 21, 2024Top of the AgendaBiden Denounces ICC Announcement Seeking Warrants as ‘Outrageous’ U.S. President Joe Biden has rejected (CNN) yesterday’s news that the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor is seeking arrest warrants for three Hamas leaders and two Israeli offici…
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May 20, 2024 at 12:59 PM

Crash Kills Iranian President, FM | Taiwan’s President Inaugurated | ICC Seeks Israel, Gaza Warrants

Daily News BriefMay 20, 2024Top of the AgendaIran Names Acting President After Helicopter Crash Kills President, Foreign Minister Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, named (WaPo) the country’s First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber as acting president and tasked him with ensuring new presi…
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May 18, 2024 at 1:00 PM

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May 17, 2024 at 1:05 PM

IEA Warns of Critical Mineral Gap | Aid Enters Gaza From New Pier | NATO Weighs Training Ukraine Troops

Daily News BriefMay 17, 2024Top of the AgendaIEA Warns of Shortfall in Supply of Minerals Critical for Energy Transition Current global plans for critical mineral mining and recycling are projected to yield a shortage (WSJ) of the supplies needed for the green transition, the International Energy Ag…
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May 16, 2024 at 12:56 PM

Putin, Xi Pledge to Deepen Ties in Beijing | Slovakian PM Shot | U.S. Overdose Deaths Fall

Daily News BriefMay 16, 2024Top of the AgendaRussia’s Putin, China’s Xi Pledge to Deepen Ties at Two-Day Meeting in Beijing Chinese President Xi Jinping called for (Reuters) both countries to “cherish and nurture” their “hard-earned” partnership during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Bei…
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May 15, 2024 at 12:58 PM

Biden Plans $1 Billion in Arms for Israel | Pakistan’s Privatizations | Georgia ‘Foreign Agents’ Bill

Daily News BriefMay 15, 2024Top of the AgendaBiden Administration Advances Plan for New $1 Billion Arms Sale to Israel The Joe Biden administration notified Congress yesterday that it plans to sell more than $1 billion in new weapons to Israel, unnamed U.S. and congressional officials told the Wall …
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May 14, 2024 at 1:03 PM

New U.S. Tariffs on Chinese Tech | Hamas’s Surveillance of Palestinians | Blinken Visits Kyiv

Daily News BriefMay 14, 2024Top of the AgendaBiden Unveils New Tariffs on Chinese Green Tech The White House announced plans today to introduce tariffs on $18 billion of Chinese imports, saying they are designed to shield U.S. industries from unfair competition from China. Starting this year, import…
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May 13, 2024 at 1:05 PM

Putin Replaces Defense Minister | Protests Against Georgia Bill | South Korean FM in China

Daily News BriefMay 13, 2024Top of the AgendaPutin Replaces Long-Serving Defense Minister With Economist Russian President Vladimir Putin reshuffled (NYT) his national security team yesterday in a surprise move, replacing Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu with economic advisor Andrei Belousov. Shoigu h…
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May 10, 2024 at 1:03 PM

Philippine Official Calls to Expel Chinese Diplomats | Déby Wins in Chad | Attacks Near Kharkiv

Daily News BriefMay 10, 2024Top of the AgendaPhilippine Official Calls for Expulsion of Chinese Diplomats as Maritime Tensions Rise Philippines National Security Advisor Eduardo Año called for (Reuters) the expulsion today following an alleged leak of a phone conversation between a Chinese diplomat …
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May 9, 2024 at 12:58 PM

Biden Conditions Offensive Arms for Israel | Australia-Tuvalu Pact | U.S.-China Climate Talks

Daily News BriefMay 9, 2024Top of the AgendaBiden Says U.S. Will Halt More Offensive Weapons Shipments if Israel Invades Rafah If Israel launches a major invasion of the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, U.S. President Joe Biden would place more pauses on U.S. shipments of offensive weapons, he tol…
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May 8, 2024 at 12:50 PM

TikTok Sues U.S. Government | Iran’s Nuclear Activities | Ukraine Foils Assassination Plan

Daily News BriefMay 8, 2024Top of the AgendaTikTok Sues U.S. Government Over Potential Ban Social media platform TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance sued (AP) the federal government yesterday over a new law that would ban the app in the United States unless it is sold to an approved buye…
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May 7, 2024 at 1:02 PM

Israel Moves on Rafah Border Crossing | Diplomatic Boycotts of Putin’s Inauguration | Blinken at Migration Talks

Daily News BriefMay 7, 2024Top of the AgendaIsrael Takes Control of Gaza Side of Rafah Crossing as Cease-Fire Talks Continue Israeli forces have taken control (NYT) of the Gaza Strip side of the southern Rafah border crossing, sending in tanks and carrying out strikes in what it called a limited ope…
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May 6, 2024 at 1:01 PM

Russia’s Nuclear Weapons Drills | Israel Orders Partial Rafah Evacuation | China’s Xi in Europe

Daily News BriefMay 6, 2024Top of the AgendaRussia Announces It Will Carry Out Tactical Nuclear Weapons Drills The drills with troops based near Ukraine will practice (NYT) for the possible use of battlefield nuclear weapons, Russia’s defense ministry said today. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov s…
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May 3, 2024 at 12:59 PM

Mass Protests in Georgia | Russian Oil Shipments to North Korea | Haiti Reverts on PM Nominee

Daily News BriefMay 3, 2024Top of the AgendaTens of Thousands Protest in Georgia Against Controversial ‘Foreign Agents’ Bill Last night’s demonstrations in the capital, Tbilisi, are the latest (AFP) in weeks of dissent over a bill that opponents believe could be used to repress political speech and …
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May 2, 2024 at 1:02 PM

U.S. Says Russia Used Chemical Weapons | Japan’s Kishida in France | Lebanon-EU Migration Deal

Daily News BriefMay 2, 2024Top of the AgendaWashington Says Russia Used Banned Chemical Weapons in Ukraine Russian forces used the poison gas chloropicrin (NYT) in Ukraine in a violation of the Chemical Weapons Convention, the U.S. State Department said in a statement yesterday. Russia is among the …
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May 1, 2024 at 1:04 PM

Blinken in Israel | China Hosts Palestinian Groups for Talks | UN Begins DRC Troop Drawdown

Daily News BriefMay 1, 2024Top of the AgendaIn Israel, Blinken Says ‘Time is Now’ for Cease-Fire, Hostage Deal U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with (WaPo) top Israeli leaders while in the country today, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog. Before a meeti…
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April 30, 2024 at 1:03 PM

G7 Deal on Coal Phase-Out | China-Philippines Dispute | Scottish First Minister Resigns

Daily News BriefApril 30, 2024Top of the AgendaG7 Countries Reach Deal on Phasing Out Existing Unabated Coal by 2035 Energy and climate ministers from Group of Seven (G7) countries announced (AFP) their agreement today at a meeting in Turin, Italy. Officials celebrated the deal as progress toward a …
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April 29, 2024 at 12:59 PM

Blinken Talks Israel-Hamas in Riyadh | Tesla’s Plans in China | German Coup Trial Begins

Daily News BriefApril 29, 2024Top of the AgendaBlinken Talks Potential Cease-Fire, Hostage Deal With Arab Leaders in Riyadh U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with (NYT) Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister and other top Arab officials today to encourage a cease-fire and hostage release deal in I…
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April 26, 2024 at 1:04 PM

U.S. Troop Drawdown in Chad | India’s Second Round of Votes | Gaza’s Aid Pier

Daily News BriefApril 26, 2024Top of the AgendaSome U.S. Troops to Leave Chad Amid Strains on U.S. Security Posture in Africa Dozens of U.S. troops are expected to withdraw from Chad in the coming days due to differences between U.S. and Chadian officials, three unnamed U.S. officials told the Washi…
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April 25, 2024 at 1:04 PM

U.S. Rushes War Aid to Kyiv | Germany Resumes UNRWA Support | Haitian Government Installment

Daily News BriefApril 25, 2024Top of the AgendaWashington Expedites $1 Billion in Weapons to Ukraine After Approving New Aid U.S. President Joe Biden signed (FT) a $95 billion foreign aid package yesterday that included nearly $61 billion in military support for Ukraine. The move triggered the immed…
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April 24, 2024 at 12:56 PM

Blinken’s Trip to China | Namibia-OPEC Cooperation | Russian Probe Targets Defense Official

Daily News BriefApril 24, 2024Top of the AgendaBlinken Arrives in China for Talks Focused on Economic Relations, Ukraine War U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived (Nikkei) in China today for a three-day visit due to focus on economic relations, tensions in the Indo-Pacific, and conflicts fa…
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April 23, 2024 at 12:55 PM

UK Passes Rwanda Plan for Asylum Seekers | Iran, Pakistan Mend Ties | Argentina’s Reforms

Daily News BriefApril 23, 2024Top of the AgendaUK Passes Bill to Send Asylum Seekers to Rwanda After Two Years of Debate The United Kingdom (UK) legislature last night approved (FT) a controversial bill to fly asylum seekers to Rwanda. The ruling Conservative Party has pushed (NYT) for the measure s…
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April 22, 2024 at 12:58 PM

Military Aid Passes U.S. House | IDF Intel Chief Resigns | U.S. to Pull Troops From Niger

Daily News BriefApril 22, 2024Top of the AgendaSenate to Consider Aid for Israel, Ukraine, and Indo-Pacific After House Approval The U.S. Senate is due to consider (NYT) separate packages of support for Israel, Ukraine, and the Indo-Pacific after they passed the House of Representatives this weekend…
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April 19, 2024 at 12:58 PM

Israeli Strikes Reported in Iran | Indian Election Kicks Off | Bank Sued Over Sudan Genocide

Daily News BriefApril 19, 2024Top of the AgendaTehran Plays Down Damage Over Israeli Strikes Reported in Iran Iran’s air defenses were activated (FT) to respond to incoming strikes in the central city of Isfahan and northwest city of Tabriz this morning, local authorities and media said. The strikes…
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April 18, 2024 at 1:09 PM

EU Weighs Competitiveness Reforms | Protests in Georgia | Venezuela Sanctions Snapback

Daily News BriefApril 18, 2024Top of the AgendaEU Leaders Weigh How to Close Competitiveness Gap With U.S., China A European Union (EU) summit today is focusing (AP) on the question of how the bloc can better compete in the global economy given large-scale investments in green technologies in the Un…
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April 17, 2024 at 12:58 PM

IMF: U.S. to Lead G7 in 2024 Growth | Australia’s Defense Strategy | Flooding in Dubai

Daily News BriefApril 17, 2024Top of the AgendaIMF: U.S. to Grow 2.7 Percent in 2024 While Chinese Growth Slows to 4.6 Percent The United States’ expected economic growth this year is more than double (FT) the rate of any other Group of Seven (G7) economy, according to International Monetary Fund (I…
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April 16, 2024 at 1:02 PM

Congress to Separate Israel, Ukraine Aid Votes | U.S. Visit to Korean Border | Microsoft, Emirati AI Partnership

Daily News BriefApril 16, 2024Top of the AgendaU.S. House Speaker Announces Plan for Separate Votes on Israel, Ukraine Aid House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) plans to advance (NYT) four separate bills for defense aid to Israel, Ukraine, and other U.S. allies this week, he told reporters yesterday aft…
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April 15, 2024 at 6:30 PM

Iran’s Attack on Israel Risks a Wider Conflict

Get analysis and background from CFR and Foreign Affairs on the attack. Iran’s Attack on Israel Spurs Escalation Concerns Iran’s Attack on Israel Spurs Escalation Concerns The Iranian regime’s first direct attack on Israeli territory could trigger further exchanges between the two sides and raises t…
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April 15, 2024 at 1:01 PM

Israel Weighs Response to Iran Attack | Singapore’s Leadership Change | Aid Conference for Sudan

Daily News BriefApril 15, 2024Top of the AgendaIsrael’s War Cabinet Weighs Response to Iranian Attack as United States Urges Restraint  Israel’s war cabinet reconvened (FT) today for a second day of meetings in response to Iran’s attack on Israel over the weekend. With support from countries includi…
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April 12, 2024 at 1:00 PM

Kishida Addresses U.S. Congress | Niger-Russia Military Ties | Ukraine’s New Conscription Law

Daily News BriefApril 12, 2024Top of the AgendaWorld Depends on ‘Indispensable’ U.S. Leadership, Japanese PM Tells U.S. Congress Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio stressed the global importance (Nikkei) of U.S. leadership and Japan’s increased commitment to helping bear the burden of upholding a…
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April 11, 2024 at 1:03 PM

EU Passes Migration Overhaul | Iran Warns of Retaliation | U.S.-Japan-Philippines Summit

Daily News BriefApril 11, 2024Top of the AgendaEU Lawmakers Approve Sweeping Migration Reforms The European Parliament approved (WaPo) an overhaul to the bloc’s asylum and migration rules yesterday after years of debate. The vote was the final political hurdle to the reforms, which the European Coun…
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April 10, 2024 at 1:00 PM

U.S., Japan Step Up Ties | South Korea’s Election | EU Probes Chinese Wind Turbines

Daily News BriefApril 10, 2024Top of the AgendaBiden Welcomes Japan’s Kishida to White House as ‘Global Partner’ Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio begins a state visit (Nikkei) to Washington today, during which the two countries are expected to unveil dozens of new agreements, including upgrades…